The Science that Transforms Networks: How to Create Bespoke Connections
The theory of random networks takes a significant step forward thanks to new research published in the Annals of the University of Ferrara. The study, carried out as part of the Luiss Data Lab, by Lorenzo Federico and Ayoub Mounim, proposes a revolutionary method for constructing random networks capable of guaranteeing a giant component with predetermined characteristics
The EDMO monthly brief on disinformation detected in the EU in December
EDMO has published its latest monthly fact-checking brief. Focus on: Magdeburg’s attack and Syria regime change: Islamophobia strikes back again in December
The Role of Pro-Russian Hackers in Hybrid Warfare
New attacks on institutions and companies show how cyberspace plays a strategic role in geopolitical balances
Los Angeles Fires Between Climate Crisis and Social Disinformation
The difficulties of taming the fire and the environmental emergency fuel the denialist theories of digital users
Cecilia Sala al centro delle tensioni tra Italia, Iran e Stati Uniti?
Le autorità iraniane hanno confermato l’arresto della giornalista italiana, accusandola di aver violato le leggi della Repubblica Islamica. Sala, arrivata in Iran con un visto giornalistico il 13 dicembre
Luigi Mangione: From Murder Charges to the Social Media Phenomenon
The 26-year-old accused of killing the CEO of UnitedHealthCare faces the death penalty. With IDMO, we analyzed the trends generated by the phenomenon of the “anti-hero”
November 2024 Disinformation Suggests Election Fraud and Unnatural Disasters
US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND SPAIN FLOODING ARE MOST TARGETED TOPICS BY FALSE STORIES The four Italian editorial projects that published fact-checking content, and contributed to this report*, published a total of 199 fact-checking articles as of November 2024. Of these, 7 (3.5%) dealt with cases of disinformation regarding the war in Ukraine, 10 (5%) with […]
Disinformation about the floods in Spain goes viral in November
The main disinformation phenomenon in November was the catastrophic foods that hit southern Spain, partly contributing to the increase in climate-related disinformation that almost doubled in two months, passing from 7% in September to 13% in November
Media literacy to counter online Hate Speech, a FIDU initiative
The Italian Federation for Human Rights, through its ‘New Media Literacy Strategies to Counter Antisemitism’ project, developed a report aimed at countering the growing phenomenon of anti-Semitism online
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